ICNC Stipend for Ph.D. Thesis on Civil Resistance

The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) announces its second Ph.D. Stipend Award in support of dissertation writing on civil resistance.

In 2015, ICNC has allotted $20,000 for up to three Ph.D. thesis stipends (last year’s awards ranged from $3,000 to $10,000) that are offered on an open, merit and competitive basis to Ph.D. students who have completed at least the first year of Ph.D. studies and made progress in formulating Ph.D. research topics that are either focused entirely on civil resistance or might benefit from that focus.

Eligibility and Requirements
Ph.D. students who have completed at least the first year of Ph.D. studies at a recognized university and have at least two more years to finalize their doctoral dissertations are encouraged to apply. The Ph.D. thesis itself, or one of its main areas of focus must be relevant to civil resistance studies (This link brings you to ICNC’s universal e-classroom, which offers a comprehensive list of topics relevant to civil resistance studies. Upon registration a person gains access to videos, presentation slides and reading materials assigned to specific civil resistance-related topics). In addition to the Ph.D. thesis proposal, interested applicants are asked to submit a 1,500-word review of civil resistance literature (this link brings you to a comprehensive bibliography of known civil resistance-related literature, which was developed by April Carter, Howard Clark and Michael Randle over a number of years). The main goal of the review is to highlight analytical and empirical relevance of civil resistance literature to the main topics, arguments, case studies or/and possible findings of the Ph.D. thesis.

Ph.D. thesis proposal which clearly explains research inquiries, arguments and cases included in your thesis. Please emphasize the study of civil resistance, clarifying how the stipend will help enhance both your thesis and the field of civil resistance more broadly.;

Writing sample no longer than 1,000 words that has not been published.

Application Deadline
The deadline for application submissions is April 13, 2015. The length of the review process will be determined by the number of applications, though decisions should be made four to six weeks after the deadline.Stipend distribution
The Ph.D. stipend will be disbursed in installments. The installments will be made based on an agreed-upon schedule for the submissions of relevant reports and assessments. Each installment will be made contingent upon positive evaluation of the submitted work and satisfactory progress toward the dissertation’s completion.

Research topics currently of interest to ICNC
Sample research topics that applicants are encouraged to consider include (but are not limited to):

Formation of civil resistance movements

Coalitions and their purposes

The conceptual, ideational, and psychological basis of movement mobilization